2001 Meteor Awards

Date

18 March 2001 (2001-03-18)

Location

Point Theatre

Hosted by

Ed Byrne

Television/radio coverage

Network

Network 2

Meteor Music Awards

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The 2001 Meteor Music Awards was the first edition of Ireland's national music awards. A total of twenty-five awards were presented at the ceremony.^[1]

Winners

The list of winners list is located here.

Best Selling Irish Pop/Rock Album – Male Artist: Ronan – Ronan Keating
Best Selling Dance Act: Morcheeba
Best Selling Irish Album – Female Artist: The Diamond Mountain Sessions – Sharon Shannon
Best Irish Newcomer: JJ72
Best Selling International Album – Male Artist: White Ladder – David Gray
Best Selling Irish Rock Group – Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind – U2
Music Industry Award: Louis Walsh
Hope for 2001: Relish
Best Selling Pop Group – Album: Coast to Coast – Westlife
Best Selling Irish Single – Male Artist: "Maniac 2000" – Mark McCabe
Best Rock DJ: Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm
Lifetime Achievement Award: Christy Moore
Best Selling Irish Single – Female Artist: "Gotta Tell You" – Samantha Mumba
Best Selling Irish Video: D'Mother – D'Unbelievables
Best International Songwriter: David Gray
Hot Press Album of the Year: Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris
Best Irish Song/Band: U2
Humanitarian Award: Elton John Foundation
Best Irish Songwriter: Bono/The Edge
Best International Female – Album: The Greatest Hits – Whitney Houston
Best Selling International Group – Album: 1 – The Beatles
Best Selling International Single – Male Artist: "Stan" – Eminem
Best Selling International Single – Female Artist: "Can't Fight the Moonlight" – LeAnn Rimes
Best Selling International Single – Group: "The Bad Touch" – Bloodhound Gang
Best Selling Irish Album – Male Artist: Faith & Inspiration – Daniel O'Donnell